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The Los Angeles Philharmonic

The Los Angeles Philharmonic

The Orchestra (Click on name for biographical details.)

  • Gustavo Dudamel, Music Director, Walt and Lilly Disney Chair
  • Esa-Pekka Salonen, Conductor Laureate
  • Lionel Bringuier, Resident Conductor

First Violins

  • Martin Chalifour, Principal Concertmaster, Marjorie Connell Wilson Chair
  • Nathan Cole, First Associate Concertmaster
  • Bing Wang, Associate Concertmaster
  • Mark Baranov, Assistant Concertmaster, Philharmonic Affiliates Chair
  • Michele Bovyer
  • Rochelle Abramson
  • Camille Avellano
  • Elizabeth Baker
  • Minyoung Chang
  • Tamara Chernyak
  • Robert Vijay Gupta
  • Mischa Lefkowitz
  • Edith Markman
  • Judith Mass
  • Mitchell Newman
  • Barry Socher
  • Lawrence Sonderling
  • Stacy Wetzel

Second Violins

  • Lyndon Johnston Taylor, Principal, Dorothy Rossel Lay Chair
  • Mark Kashper, Associate Principal
  • Kristine Whitson
  • Johnny Lee
  • Dale Breidenthal
  • Ingrid Kuo Chun
  • Jin-Shan Dai
  • Chao-Hua Jin
  • Nickolai Kurganov
  • Guido Lamell
  • Varty Manouelian
  • Paul Stein
  • Yun Tang
  • Akiko Tarumoto
  • SuLi Xue, On Sabbatical

Violas

  • Carrie Dennis, Principal, John Connell Chair
  • Dale Hikawa Silverman, Associate Principal
  • Ben Ullery, Assistant Principal
  • Richard Elegino
  • Dana Hansen
  • John Hayhurst
  • Ingrid Hutman
  • Michael Larco
  • Hui Liu
  • Meredith Snow
  • Leticia Oaks Strong
  • Minor L. Wetzel

Cellos

  • Robert deMaine, Principal, Bram and Elaine Goldsmith Chair
  • Tao Ni, Associate Principal, Sadie and Norman Lee Chair
  • Ben Hong, Assistant Principal
  • Jonathan Karoly
  • David Garrett
  • Barry Gold
  • Jason Lippmann
  • Gloria Lum
  • Serge Oskotsky
  • Brent Samuel

Basses

  • Dennis Trembly, Principal
  • Christopher Hanulik, Principal
  • Oscar M. Meza, Assistant Principal
  • David Allen Moore
  • Jack Cousin
  • Peter Rofé
  • John Schiavo
  • Frederick Tinsley

Flutes

  • Vacant, Principal, Virginia and Henry Mancini Chair
  • Catherine Ransom Karoly, Associate Principal, Mr. and Mrs. H. Russell Smith Chair
  • Elise Shope
  • Sarah Jackson

Piccolo

  • Sarah Jackson

Oboes

  • Ariana Ghez, Principal
  • Marion Arthur Kuszyk, Associate Principal
  • Anne Marie Gabriele
  • Carolyn Hove, On Sabbatical

English Horn

  • Carolyn Hove, On Sabbatical

Clarinets

  • Michele Zukovsky, Principal
  • Monica Kaenzig, Mauk/Nunis Chair
  • David Howard

E-Flat Clarinet

  • Monica Kaenzig

Bass Clarinet

  • David Howard

Bassoons

  • Whitney Crockett, Principal
  • Shawn Mouser, Associate Principal
  • Michele Grego
  • Patricia Kindel

Contrabassoon

  • Patricia Kindel

Horns

  • Andrew Bain, Principal, John Cecil Bessell Chair
  • Eric Overholt, Associate Principal
  • Gregory Roosa, William and Sally Rutter Chair
  • Brian Drake, Loring Charitable Trust Chair
  • Elizabeth Cook-Shen
  • Ethan Bearman, Assistant, Bud and Barbara Hellman Chair

Trumpets

  • Thomas Hooten, Principal
  • James Wilt, Associate Principal
  • Christopher Still
  • Michael Myers

Trombones

  • Nitzan Haroz, Principal
  • James Miller, Associate Principal, Abbott and Linda Brown Chair
  • Herbert Ausman

Bass Trombone

  • John Lofton

Tuba

  • Norman Pearson

Timpani

  • Joseph Pereira, Principal, Cecilia and Dudley Rauch Chair

Percussion

  • Raynor Carroll, Principal
  • James Babor
  • Perry Dreiman

Keyboards

  • Joanne Pearce Martin, Katharine Bixby Hotchkis Chair

Harp

  • Lou Anne Neill

Librarians

  • Kazue Asawa McGregor
  • Kenneth Bonebrake

Personnel Manager

  • Jeffrey Neville
  • Listen to KCRW's four-part radio documentary on Walt Disney Concert Hall.
  • Find out more about the history of the Los Angeles Philharmonic.
  • Learn about auditioning for the Los Angeles Philharmonic.

Musician Spotlight

Carrie Dennis

Instrument:
viola, principal
Section:
strings
Birthplace:
Saratoga Springs, NY
Started playing at age:
Started violin and cereal box with ruler at 3
Started playing with the Los Angeles Philharmonic:
2008.
Earliest musical memory:
Rolling around on the ground in tantrum kicking during a lesson, actually one of my earliest memories
Hobbies:
Hobbies gardening dog adventures movie watching yoga and pottery

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